An hour later, news of Emily entering the police station broke online and quickly became a trending topic.
Although she had been semi-retired from the public eye due to previous incidents, she was once a celebrity, so the public reaction was significant.
"This woman has been blacklisted but can't stay out of trouble."
"Seeing her now makes me sick. I can't believe I was blind enough to be a fan of such trash."
"Isn't anyone curious about what Emily did to end up at the police station?"
As these discussions spread, both the Jones family and the Howard family companies were affected, with their stocks fluctuating.
Garrett learned of the situation and, although he was angry at Emily for implicating the company, he immediately took action to handle it.
Soon, Jones Group and Howard Group issued a joint statement. The gist was that Emily had not committed any crime but had merely gone to the police station for some business.
However, the statement was quickly debunked.
An anonymous insider revealed online, "What business at the police station? That's nonsense. Emily instigated someone to destroy her sister's herb field, and her sister called the police."
This revelation caused an uproar among netizens.
"Rich people can turn black into white."
"I always suspected something fishy when the eldest daughter of the Jones family was kicked out. If Emily had nothing to do with it, I'll stand on my head."
"Yeah, this woman is too vicious. The eldest daughter was already kicked out of the family, and she still wants to ruin her."
"Ugh, it's Emily again. Where are her die-hard fans now? This is your goddess? Isn't this a slap in the face?"
Some netizens tagged Emily's top fans who had previously defended her.
Seeing these sarcastic comments, even the staunchest fans began to turn against her.
"Stop tagging me. I've already unfollowed her and turned against her. I must have been blind!"
"This is too much. She deceived us. We need an explanation."
"I'll be Emily's hater forever."
Former die-hard fans turned into haters and started exposing dirt on Emily.
In no time, Emily's reputation online was in tatters.
The stocks of Jones Group and Howard Group continued to plummet.
Garrett had no choice but to spend money to suppress the online rumors and negative news.
At the same time, he went to the Howard family to discuss with Raphael how to get Emily out.
When he arrived, the Howards were also present, looking very displeased.
"Mr. Jones, your daughters are really something. Today, our family's reputation has been completely tarnished by yours!" Abigail couldn't help but speak up as soon as she saw Garrett. "I don't understand what she's thinking. She suffered once and still went to provoke Deanna!"
She was naturally referring to Emily.
Garrett felt ashamed but couldn't refute it since it was indeed Emily's fault.
Finally, he could only smile awkwardly and speak in a negotiating tone, "I know this is Emily's fault, but right now, the important thing is to bail her out of the police station. Otherwise, it will have a huge impact on both our companies."
Upon hearing this, Raphael's face darkened.
"The police said that because Deanna is pressing charges, Emily has committed a crime and must be detained for fifteen days and make compensation according to Deanna's demands!"
"How much compensation does Deanna want?" Abigail asked.
Raphael replied in a steady voice, "At least three million dollars."
Hearing this, both the Howards and Garrett felt that Deanna was asking for an exorbitant amount.
But compared to the company's interests, three million dollars was nothing. After all, if money could solve it, it wasn't a problem.
Therefore, after leaving the Howard family, Garrett went directly to Deanna's new residence.
Seeing Garrett at her door, Deanna's previously smiling face turned cold. "What are you here for?"
"You know why I'm here. I'll give you five million dollars. Drop the charges against your sister!" Garrett got straight to the point.
Hearing his commanding tone, Deanna laughed in anger.
She couldn't understand where her so-called good father got the confidence that she would take money and let Emily go!
She looked at Garrett coldly and mocked, "Who are you? You must have come to the wrong place! If you keep pestering me, I'll have security throw you out!" With that, she slammed the door shut.
Garrett didn't expect to be shut out like this.
He stood at the door, trembling with anger as he stared at the closed door.
Especially since Deanna had deliberately spoken as if she didn't recognize him, his rage was overwhelming!
"Deanna, don't push your luck! Let your sister go!" Garrett shouted at the door.
However, after several minutes passed with no response from inside.
In the end, Garrett had no choice but to leave in frustration.